Cumbria Local Involvement Network
Welcome to the Cumbria Local Involvement Network (LINk) Website. Local Involvement Networks or LINks were set up by the Government in April 2008 to give local people a stronger voice in how their health and social care services are delivered.
A LINk is an independent network of local people and groups, who is responsible for finding out what people want from their health and social care services.
A LINk is being set up in every local authority area where they have health and social care responsibilities .All LINks will be managed by local groups and individuals who will decide what their priorities are and how they will work. To help them with this, each LINk will have a “Host” organisation to support them in their work. The Host must be an independent, not for profit organisation and in Cumbria, the appointed host is Cumbria CVS.
The Cumbria LINk will help the council, local NHS and organisations who provide care services to listen and respond to a wide range of views so that people, groups and organisations can influence all health and social care services in the area.
You can find out more about the legislation governing Local Involvement Networks by following this link: www.nhscentreforinvolvement.nhs.uk/index.cfm?Content=148
Complaints
Please note that we do not deal with individual complaints, but if you do have a complaint or a concern about your care or treatment please contact the Independent Complaints Advocacy Service www.carersfederation.co.uk/what-we-do/icas/
Video link
Follow this link to YouTube to see Cumbria LINk members explaining why they got involved with the project.
